Sauter, Marks lead Thursday NASCAR Truck practices at Las Vegas
Johnny Sauter, who won his only NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway nearly a decade ago, led the way in Thursday’s final practice session.
Johnny Sauter, GMS Racing Chevrolet
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Sauter posted an average lap speed of 179.319 mph – the fastest lap of the two sessions – to top the leaderboard in the final 55-minute session in preparation for Friday night’s Stratosphere 200. He was also fourth-fastest in the first session.
Sauter’s first career series win came at Las Vegas in the 2009 season. He has 18 career Truck wins, including a victory in the 2018 season opener at Daytona.
Brett Moffitt, fresh off his victory in last weekend’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, was second-fastest in both practice sessions. Moffitt has never competed at Las Vegas in the Truck series previously.
Las Vegas native Noah Gragson was third-fastest in the final session, Stewart Friesen was fourth and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver (and also Las Vegas native) Kyle Busch was fifth.
Cla | # | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | Mph |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | 36 | 30.114 | 179.319 | ||
2 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Toyota | 13 | 30.154 | 0.040 | 0.040 | 179.081 |
3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Toyota | 31 | 30.184 | 0.070 | 0.030 | 178.903 |
4 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Chevrolet | 15 | 30.222 | 0.108 | 0.038 | 178.678 |
5 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 40 | 30.255 | 0.141 | 0.033 | 178.483 |
6 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | Ford | 24 | 30.290 | 0.176 | 0.035 | 178.277 |
7 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Ford | 31 | 30.319 | 0.205 | 0.029 | 178.106 |
8 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chevrolet | 29 | 30.354 | 0.240 | 0.035 | 177.901 |
9 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | Ford | 35 | 30.404 | 0.290 | 0.050 | 177.608 |
10 | 54 | Justin Marks | Toyota | 33 | 30.506 | 0.392 | 0.102 | 177.014 |
11 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | Chevrolet | 24 | 30.535 | 0.421 | 0.029 | 176.846 |
12 | 4 | Spencer Davis | Toyota | 24 | 30.558 | 0.444 | 0.023 | 176.713 |
13 | 13 | Myatt Snider | Ford | 26 | 30.579 | 0.465 | 0.021 | 176.592 |
14 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Chevrolet | 25 | 30.584 | 0.470 | 0.005 | 176.563 |
15 | 24 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 29 | 30.611 | 0.497 | 0.027 | 176.407 |
16 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | Chevrolet | 39 | 30.635 | 0.521 | 0.024 | 176.269 |
17 | 02 | Austin Hill | Chevrolet | 11 | 30.828 | 0.714 | 0.193 | 175.165 |
18 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Chevrolet | 19 | 30.958 | 0.844 | 0.130 | 174.430 |
19 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Chevrolet | 31 | 31.085 | 0.971 | 0.127 | 173.717 |
20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 2 | 31.144 | 1.030 | 0.059 | 173.388 |
21 | 20 | Michel Disdier | Chevrolet | 15 | 31.784 | 1.670 | 0.640 | 169.897 |
22 | 15 | Robby Lyons | Chevrolet | 22 | 31.994 | 1.880 | 0.210 | 168.782 |
23 | 83 | Scott Stenzel | Chevrolet | 8 | 32.166 | 2.052 | 0.172 | 167.879 |
24 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Toyota | 12 | 32.174 | 2.060 | 0.008 | 167.837 |
25 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Chevrolet | 16 | 32.407 | 2.293 | 0.233 | 166.631 |
26 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | 2 | 33.560 | 3.446 | 1.153 | 160.906 |
27 | 63 | Bayley Currey | Chevrolet | 1 | 36.346 | 6.232 | 2.786 | 148.572 |
28 | 1 | Tommy Regan | Chevrolet | 1 | 36.942 | 6.828 | 0.596 | 146.175 |
29 | 0 | Mike Senica | Chevrolet | 11 | 39.826 | 9.712 | 2.884 | 135.590 |
30 | 50 | B.J. McLeod | Chevrolet | 1 | 41.326 | 11.212 | 1.500 | 130.668 |
Justin Marks, making his first start this season with DGR-Crosley Racing, was fastest in the first session with an average lap speed of 178.141 mph.
Moffitt was second, Gragson third, Sauter fourth and Busch fifth.
“I’m excited to be here because I’ve always enjoyed driving these trucks,” Marks said. “A top-10 finish would be great. I came into this going if we could have a good solid night and get a top-10 finish that would be great.”
Cla | # | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | Mph |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 54 | Justin Marks | Toyota | 21 | 30.313 | 178.141 | ||
2 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Toyota | 18 | 30.317 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 178.118 |
3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Toyota | 31 | 30.345 | 0.032 | 0.028 | 177.954 |
4 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | 23 | 30.347 | 0.034 | 0.002 | 177.942 |
5 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 27 | 30.393 | 0.080 | 0.046 | 177.672 |
6 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | Ford | 19 | 30.421 | 0.108 | 0.028 | 177.509 |
7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Chevrolet | 19 | 30.485 | 0.172 | 0.064 | 177.136 |
8 | 02 | Austin Hill | Chevrolet | 15 | 30.511 | 0.198 | 0.026 | 176.985 |
9 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | Ford | 23 | 30.528 | 0.215 | 0.017 | 176.887 |
10 | 4 | Spencer Davis | Toyota | 24 | 30.553 | 0.240 | 0.025 | 176.742 |
11 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Ford | 17 | 30.568 | 0.255 | 0.015 | 176.655 |
12 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | Chevrolet | 25 | 30.612 | 0.299 | 0.044 | 176.401 |
13 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chevrolet | 13 | 30.617 | 0.304 | 0.005 | 176.373 |
14 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | Chevrolet | 23 | 30.860 | 0.547 | 0.243 | 174.984 |
15 | 24 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 18 | 30.886 | 0.573 | 0.026 | 174.836 |
16 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Chevrolet | 23 | 30.970 | 0.657 | 0.084 | 174.362 |
17 | 13 | Myatt Snider | Ford | 6 | 31.101 | 0.788 | 0.131 | 173.628 |
18 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Chevrolet | 11 | 31.254 | 0.941 | 0.153 | 172.778 |
19 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Chevrolet | 10 | 31.267 | 0.954 | 0.013 | 172.706 |
20 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Chevrolet | 3 | 32.486 | 2.173 | 1.219 | 166.225 |
21 | 15 | Robby Lyons | Chevrolet | 3 | 33.505 | 3.192 | 1.019 | 161.170 |
22 | 20 | Michel Disdier | Chevrolet | 10 | 34.705 | 4.392 | 1.200 | 155.597 |
23 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Chevrolet | 6 | 34.795 | 4.482 | 0.090 | 155.195 |
24 | 6 | Norm Benning | Chevrolet | 1 | 37.302 | 6.989 | 2.507 | 144.764 |
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